While unclear how President Trump will approach AUKUS, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) says there are ‘positive bits of evidence’ that it will be sustained in the new administration. “The president is very focused on shipbuilding, okay?” Kaine told the Monitor at the Capitol on Wednesday. “So that's good. And I think President Trump generally has had good positive interactions in his first term with both Australia and the UK. So I think those are some positive bits of evidence.” Kaine…
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